Editing The Simurgh (section)

===Background===
The Simurgh was the third Endbringer to appear, appearing just after the turn of the millennium. She first appeared in [[Switzerland|Lausanne, Switzerland]] in December 2002<ref name="24.x eLausanne">Lausanne, December 30th, 2002.  Simurgh. - [[Interlude 24.x]]</ref>, and initially appeared benevolent and cooperative while psychically manipulating the people around her for three days, <ref name="17.2 eThreeDays">“So the whole world watched for something like three days, to see if she would be another Scion, or if she'd be something else. People approached, she even communicated with them some. Not talking, just gestures, I guess. Interacting might be a better word. And when we thought things would be okay, she made a move. The entire population of the city around her, with all the people who had come to talk with her and research her…” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/09 Excerpt] from [[Migration 17.2]]</ref> after which she let out her first 'audible' psychic scream. <ref>Tons of people gathered. Then she… sang? Screamed? Whatever this is.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/10 Excerpt] from [[Migration 17.3]]</ref> Most residents of the Swiss capital, due to exposure to her mental manipulation, became violent and aggressive, attempting to kill as many people as they could and disrupt the world's resistance to the Endbringers as much as possible. This caused havoc throughout the country and the continent with wide ranging consequences. Lausanne's population was barricaded in and bombed. [[James Tagg]] was one of the people involved in that campaign.<ref>[[Cell 22.2]]</ref>

She attacked London on August 12th, 2003. It is unknown what the outcome of this event was.

The Simurgh was responsible for the corruption of [[Sphere]], leading him to become the serial killer and [[Slaughterhouse Nine]] member known as [[Mannequin]].<ref>[[Plague 12.7]]</ref>

Sometime in 2006, the [[United States]] introduced the D.D.I.D. act which involved bird-shaped tattoos being used to mark individuals who are cleared to leave a Simurgh quarantine zone. At some point between the introduction of this act and December 2009, she attacked some place in America.<ref name="18.f eTattoo">Doctor Foster had been asked to keep an eye on those being released from the city’s quarantine.  Each individual got a tattoo of a bird on one hand or on one arm, marking them as someone affected by the Simurgh.<br><br>It had been a short-lived policy, covering only two of the Simurgh’s visits to America in the span of four years.  Shortly after the second event, the idea was abandoned.  The idea, that people could take extra caution around anyone with a tattoo of a white bird, only generated prejudice.  The affected individuals couldn’t find work, they were beaten and they had their lives threatened. - [[Interlude 18.f]]</ref>

Around December 23, 2009,<ref>It was the day before Christmas Eve, Krouse remembered. - [[Migration 17.7]]</ref> the Simurgh attacked [[Madison|Madison, Wisconsin]]. Within minutes of her arrival, [[Scion]] showed up and was the first to engage her. However, he left the fight at some point, forcing the heroes (most notably [[Eidolon]]<ref name="R3.1">In the aftermath, he gets a lion's share of the credit in the Endbringer defeat like Eidolon did with the Simurgh in Madison. - Comment by Wildbow on [https://redd.it/4arfdp Reddit]</ref>) to drive her off.<ref name="17.6 eTV">When a minute passed and nobody spoke up, Krouse turned the volume up for the television.<br><br>''“…final decisions.  In the meantime, plans are underway to build permanent blockades around the affected area, with concrete walls placed South Midvale Boulevard to the west, Capitol Square to the east, and Haywood Drive to the south.  A quarantine processing center is already established at St. Mary’s Hospital, servicing city residents who were not evacuated before temporary blockades were set up.''<br><br>''“Restitution will be offered to citizens displaced from their homes, paid for with international funding.  Authorities report that no catastrophic damage was done, and the situation was quickly brought under control by the first responders to the scene.  Chicago Protectorate leader Myrddin is quoted as stating, ‘This is a win for the good guys.  Scion arrived early to put the pressure on within minutes of her arrival and Eidolon delivered the final blows, driving her off.  We’re getting better at fighting these guys, and it’s showing.’'' - [[Migration 17.6]]</ref><ref name="22.4 c1">Actually, in the Simurgh fight mentioned in Migration, it’s Scion who arrives first on scene and the heroes who wrap it up. Eidolon, specifically, mops up.<br><br>17.6, ctrl-f ‘restitution will be offered’. - Comment by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]</ref><!-- https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-21798 --> As she was in Madison for around 13 hours,<ref>🐦 '''PRT Quarantine Zone #7 - Madiso'''n<br><br>Formerly PRT Office 83, Madison was the site of a Simurgh attack, which took place over thirteen hours at the tail end of 2009. - Comment by Wildbow on Reddit, archived on Spacebattles</ref><!-- https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/19115968 --> the resulting aftermath necessitated the first quarantine zone specifically for a Simurgh attack in the [[United States]].<ref>Cities that break from this convention but nonetheless have departments are named with special designations.<br>[...]<br>'''Quarantine Sites:'''<br>'''Gary''' - Q1 - Site evacuated and abandoned after riots and established villain presence<br>'''Freedom''' - Q2 - Site evacuated after Pastor event, patrols and guards<br>'''Eagleton''' - Q3 - Site evacuated after Machine Army event, specialized patrols<br>'''Ellisburg''' - Q4 - Site evacuated and sealed after Nilbog event, guards<br>'''Flint''' - Q5 - [Redacted]<br>'''Gallup''' - Q6 - Site evacuated and abandoned after established villain presence.<br>'''Madison''' - Q7 - Site evacuated and sealed after Simurgh event, all measures in effect - PRT Master Reference</ref><!-- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit# --> This quarantine covered a good portion of the city. [[The Travelers]] were also created as a by-product of this attack, which set the stage for multiple other events.

The D.D.I.D act was revoked in the summer of 2010.<ref>The outtake process, following from the now-defunct D.D.I.D. measure (revoked in Summer 2010), involves a long series of checkups by PRT staff and allowed staff within the quarantine zone. Individuals must maintain appointments with counseling services regularly over ten months, missing no more than ten out of eighty.<br>[...]<br>More severe and problematic measures under the D.D.I.D. act have already been removed from the process (including the tattooing of those leaving quarantine). - Comment by Wildbow on Reddit, archived on Spacebattles</ref><!-- https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/19115968 -->

On February 24, 2011, the Simurgh attacked Canberra, [[Australia]]. [[Scion]] did not show up, forcing the heroes (most notably [[Eidolon]] and [[Legend]]) to drive her off.<ref>'''Canberra''', Feb 24th, 2011 // Simurgh<br>''Notes'':  Scion no-show.  Legend/Eidolon victory.<br>Target/Consequence: See file <u>'''Polisher Treatise'''</u>.  See file <u>'''Lord Walston'''</u> and file <u>'''King’s Men'''</u>. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/13/scarab-25-6/ Excerpt] from [[Scarab 25.6]]</ref> As her attack was considered a loss for humanity<ref name="SB234531" /> and may have involved some form of biohazard,<ref>"It is the worst case scenario.  You're the first this morning to enter the lab where you do all your biohazard work, testing bacteria, parasites, viruses and potential cures, when the lights go off, the emergency lighting and sirens kicking in.  In your sprint to the end of the hall, you see the disaster, a cart tipped, containers broken.  You stand there, your heart dropping into your stomach, knowing you've already died.  The papers that were on the cart read, very simply, 'Canberra'.  The Simurgh.  The name is enough to push you to trigger." - Submission by Wildbow on TRIGGER DOC (PUBLIC)</ref><!-- https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gcJoGA4wwkFbL6fpjaeiQTQ-hKrp6BOChOfgxRn14xk/edit#gid=40636821 --> the resulting aftermath necessitated the construction of a dome around the city.<ref>[[Interlude 26.x]]</ref> The Simurgh's recent attack was a factor in [[Canary]] having a highly biased trial that sent her to the [[Birdcage]].<ref name="SB234531">'''Wildbow:'''<br/>Think of it in terms of political context, the simurgh attack on Australia being recent & rather a loss for the good guys, her being a Simurgh-alike, news & public perception turning on her, and other factors playing in.<br/>For Canary's court case ending up an uphill battle.<br/>People are ~scared~ of mind/emotion control. - Comment by Wildbow on Discord, archived on [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37024231/ Spacebattles]</ref>